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The post Xitter web has spawned so many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this. Also, hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!)
AI bros are seizing the means of computation: RAM, GPUs, SSDs and now HDDs...
I don't think there's an actual conspiracy, just lots of MBAs following their noses towards the $$$.
That said, time to buy a new lipo battery for that 10 year old laptop in the loft and stick Linux on it - before the lithium miners announce they've sold the next 12 months global supply of Lithium to Altman because he needs it to sleep at night...
@samvines @BlueMonday1984
Unfortunately, my job has recently expanded to include writing offers for servers with our proprietary (non-AI) software.
And let me tell you, this fucking _sucks_ right now.
@samvines @BlueMonday1984 isn't it funny how the whole AI tech sector is wildly unprofitable because the costs are unsustainable and... they're addressing the problem head on by collectively increasing them
@samvines @BlueMonday1984 I just hope that the manufacturers are insisting on cash now for future deliveries, rather than assuming that Altman will have the money in the future when the data center that doesn't exist using power from the powerplant that doesn't exist is ready to install the storage in the computers that don't exist.
@samvines @BlueMonday1984 I wish we could finally agree that tech bros (and MBAs!) are greedy, full of shit and ruining the planet. And then remove both groups from any place of influence. If tech bros in particular were reduced to the role of village idiot, the world would be a much better place.
Prohibiting the teaching of MBAs and/or massively funding the humanities would be a good start. Hell, you could fund the humanities with the cash that currently goes toward MBAs and kill two birds with one stone.
@samvines @cstross I know. I ordered a replacement drive for my NAS at the weekend and was shocked at the prices already.
@samvines @BlueMonday1984
If this is related to the AI datacenter construction boom then it is all being paid for by taking on more debt to build "future laserquest warehouses".
What could go wrong ?